Apr 22, 2012: 7-year-old raped by ragpicker

TNN | Apr 22, 2012, 01.29AM IST

JAIPUR: A unconscious seven-year old girl was found bleeding at the Chandni Chowk in Manak Chowk police station area on Saturday morning after she was allegedly raped by a ragpicker. The girl's parents spotted her lying under a tree and informed the police. The accused is yet to be arrested.

According to the police, the girl's parents are also ragpickers. "She used to sleep on pavements with her parents. The parents have accused another ragpicker Dinesh alias Sonu of raping the girl. Dinesh used to call her mother his sister," additional DCP (north) Madan Gopal said. who used to call the girl's mother his sister of the rape," Add DCP, north Madan Gopal said.

The officer said around 7pm on Friday Dinesh took the girl to the market and told the mother he would get the child chocolates, but did not return. telling her mother that he would get the child some chocolates around 7 pm on Friday. However, he did not return.

"The parents kept searching for the girl and Dinesh throughout the night. On Saturday early morning she was found unconscious at Chandni Chowk area," the officer said.

The girl was rushed to SMS Hospital. in an ambulance. She was unconscious and bleeding.

"She was unconscious till late afternoon. Now, she can speak a bit, but is still under shock. Her statement is yet to be recorded," he said.

The parents have registered an FIR with the police against Dinesh under Section 376 of IPC. "He is missing. Teams have been constituted in his search. Further investigation is on," said the officer.
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